Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1887-12-17

c. F. Meissner, Of Mason Valley, was in
town on business this week.
The Commissioners meet today to discuss
road matters with the people.
]. H. Rae Jr. is expected to arrive in
Dayton some time next week.
G. C. Fish is in from Garfield on business
connected with the Ida mine.
]. A. Bonham has fresh salt fish of all
kinds every Thursday morning.
Mrs. Tom Mack has returned home from
California this week, greatly improved in
health.
E. L. Buckingham left on Thursdays train
for San Francisco to spend the holidays with
his family.
II ysu cannot find what you want in Day
ton for Christmas presents, 60 to J. &. Fox,
of Carson.
The TIMES is indebted to Senator Stewart
for copies Of the Congressional Record and
public documents.
The Taylor mill above Silver City has
been shut down for short time to allow new
boilers to be put in.
Quite blanket of snew covered the foot.
hills after the storm Of last Sunday night
and Monday morning.
The Ida mine, in Garfield, owned by By.
rom, Fish and Briggs was incorporated on
the 18th of this month.
Don't forget that next Friday evening there
is to be ball at Odeon Hall for the benefit
Of the Elite Brass Band.
D. C. Simpson, the Smiths Valley stock
maA, was in town q short time last Wednes.
day on his way to Carson.
Miss Hattie Rabbit, OF California has been
visiting her aunt, Mrs. D. c. Fox, Of this
place for the past two weeks.
Jasper Daniels has seld his Mason Valley
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his family to California soon.
Icemen and butchers will soon begin to
put up their ice now, as the cold weather
has made ice thick enough for use.
The Marsh ranch at Churchill has been
sold to three Los Angeles parties. Who, or
what the price paid was is not learned.
The ice crop in the Valley is safe and the
skaters are harvesting an unusually large
amount Of bruises and sprained ankles.
The dance given in Silver City last even
ing for the benefit Of the Miners Union Ii.
brary, was a social and financial success.
Last Tuesday 2zs sacks of ore from one of
the Inye county mines passed over the c. &
c.. en- route to the Selby smelling works.
Il is reported that the contemplated change
in the railroad time cards will bring the at.
ternoen C. & C. train through here about $500.
Those DESTROYS of making Christmas pres
ents should call at Bonham's or Lothrops
before going out of town to make purchases.
The Silver City mines are all looking
well, quite a number Of men are employed
IN the camp, and the community is prosperous.
M. Cohn, the Carson drygoods man and
Carson Valley rancher, was on last Wednes.
days train returning frsm a trip to Mason
Valley.
Read Sam Elston's butcher ad elsewhere
in this issue. Sam is now conducting a first
class shep in Silver City. He sells good
meat at low figures.
C. o. Damon. Of Mason Valley. who sold
his ranch some months ago to Charles Sny-
der, has gone to Northern California looking
for place to locate.
The horse Of Earnest Leavitt fell and
broke his leg the other day while the lad
was riding him to school in Masen Valley.
The animal was shot.
Henry and George Slingerland have bought
a house in Silver City and are moving it to
Dayton where it will be put up on their lot
near Jack Hepworth's place.
Is ysu want the best sewing machine made
buy an Improved Wheeler & Wilson, No. s.
Mrs. S. Mobiles Of 1886 South c. street, Vir.
ginia, is the agent. Old machines taken in
exchang as partial payment for new snes.
A Swede working for John Rogers, in
Smiths Valley, buried $500 in coin some time
ago in the orchard fer safe keeping. and has
up to date failed to find the accumulated
wealth. The probabilities are the mine has
been jumped.
Call on Mrs. Legg and leok at her stock
Of stylish millinery goods and you will GER
tainly be pleased and will buy a hat or bon.
net. She has also large and beautiful